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NEWS RELEASEApril 28, 2006Registration Open for North American Tunneling Conference (NAT)The Underground Construction Association of SME (UCA of SME) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the North American Tunneling Conference (NAT). NAT is held June 10-15, 2006, at the Palmer House Hilton hotel, Chicago, Illinois. The conference theme of Extreme Tunneling: Improving Progress, Cost, Performance, and Safety is demonstrated throughout the technical program, workshops, field trips and exhibits.The technical program includes the following sessions: Project Management and Predicting and Controlling Cost and Schedule; Going Underground: Protecting Critical Infrastructure; Innovations in Tunneling; Specialized Urban Construction; Identifying, Quantifying and Managing Risk in Underground Construction; Transit Oriented Development: Making the Case for Going Underground; Soft Ground Tunnels; Ground Modification for Underground Construction; Alternative Delivery Methods for Underground Works; Going Public: Selling the Underground Solution; Tunnel Lining Design; Machine Mining: Soft Ground to Hard Rock and Everything in Between; Stakeholder Interests in Design and Construction; Show Me the Money: Creative Financing for Underground Projects; Challenging Tunnel Design; and Conventional Underground Construction. Three timely workshops are planned: DRB Continuing Education “Brush-Up”, Better Contracting for Underground Construction, Second Edition of GBR Guidelines Documents. A field trip is planned to the Department of Energy’s Fermilab: 2006 Finalist for ACEC Award. The exhibit is virtually sold-out with only six booth spaces remaining available. Because the exhibitors represent the premier product and services providers in the underground industry, this is a show not to be missed. As a compliment to the conference, three tours to local points of interest are featured: The Windy City Experience, Art in Chicago, and Chicago’s Special Gardens. NAT promises to be the event of the year for the underground construction industry. Don’t miss it. For complete information including registration rates and details and housing reservation information contact UCA Of SME: www.smenet.org, meetings@smenet.org, 303-973-9550, Fax: 303-989-8007, 8307 Shaffer Pkwy, Littleton, CO 80127. To reserve booth space contact Dianna Gury , 303-948-4213, gury@smenet.org. See you there! |
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